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Name: ……………………………………………….………………… Adm. NO: ……………………………

Stream: …………… Target: ……………………… Candidate’s signature: …………………………
Date: ……………………
121
Mathematics ALT A
October - 2023
Time: 21/2 Hours

JOEL OMINO MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
121
Mathematics ALT A
October – 2023
Time: 21/2 Hours
Instructions to candidates
i. Write your name, stream, admission number and index number in the spaces provided above.
ii. Sign and write the date of the examination in the spaces provided above.
iii. This paper consists of TWO sections; SECTION I and SECTION II.
iv. Attempt ALL the questions in SECTION I and ANY FIVE questions in SECTION II.
v. All working and answers must be written on the question paper in the spaces provided below each
question.
vi. Clearly show your working giving your answer at each stage.
vii. Marks may be awarded for correct working even if the final answer is incorrect.
viii. Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC Mathematical tables may be used unless
where stated otherwise.

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

SECTION I
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 TOTAL

SECTION II
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 TOTAL

This paper consists of 15 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all the
pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.
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SECTION I (50 MARKS)

Answer ALL the questions in this section in the spaces provided
1. Evaluate without using tables or calculators, (3 marks)

2. Solve for x in, (3 marks)

3. Evaluate using tables of squares, square roots and reciprocals to 4 significant figures. (4 marks)

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4. The marked price of a shirt is sh. 800. A customer buys the shirt after being given a discount of 13%.
The seller then realizes that he made a profit of 20% on this sale. Find how much the seller had bought
the shirt. (3 marks)
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5. Evaluate leaving your answer as a fraction in its simplest form. (3 marks)

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6. The figure below shows sector OABC from circle centre O. Find the radius of the circle correct to 2
significant figures if the area of the segment is 0.1667 cm2. (Take π = 22/7) (3 marks)

7. Solve the inequality and illustrate your solution on a number line. (3 marks)
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8. Use the exchange rates below to answer this question.

Currency Buying (Kshs) Selling (Kshs)
1 US dollar ($) 63.00 63.20
1 UK Sterling pound (₤) 125.30 125.95
A tourist arriving in Kenya from Britain had 9,600 UK Sterling pounds. He converted the pounds to
Kenya shillings at a commission of 5%. While in Kenya, he spent 3/4 of the money. He then changed the
balance to US dollars before leaving. If he was not charged any commission for his last transaction,
calculate the amount of US dollars he received. (3 marks)

9. The masses of two similar building blocks are 2.7 kg and 800 g respectively. Find the surface area of the
larger block if the surface area of the smaller block is 120 cm2. (3 marks)

10. Solve for θ given that θ is an acute angle and ( ) ( ) . (2 marks)

11. Simplify the expression; (3 marks)

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12. The line segment below represents part of triangle ABC. Using a ruler and a pair of compasses only
locate point C such that <ABC = 1200 and <BAC = 300. By dropping a perpendicular from C to meet
line AB produced at H, measure CH hence find the area of triangle ABC. (4 marks)

13. A hemispherical solid whose radius is 2.8 cm is melted and recast into a cube. Find the length of the
cube correct to 2 decimal places. (Take π = 22/7) (3 marks)

14. Three camps P, Q and R received a total of 370 bags of maize for relief food. The bags were divided in
ratios such that the ratio of camp P:Q was 2:3 while that of R:Q was 4:5. How many more bags did
camp Q receive than camp P? (3 marks)
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15. Form the quadratic equation whose roots are x =  and x = 1 in the form where a, b
3
and c are integers. (3 marks)

16. The figure below shows the model of a kennel. Draw the net of the model hence find its total surface
area correct to 2 decimal places. (Not drawn to scale) (3 marks)
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SECTION II (50 MARKS)

Answer any FIVE questions from this section in the spaces provided
17. A line L1 passes through point (-2,3) and (-1,6) and is perpendicular to a line L2 at point (-1,6).
a) Find the equation of L1 in the form . (2 marks)

b) Find the equation of L2 in the form . (3 marks)

c) Given that another line L3 is parallel to L1 and passes through point (1,2), find the x and y intercepts
of L3. (2 marks)

d) Given that L3 intersects L2 at point R, find the co-ordinates of point R. (3 marks)

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18. A parent has two children whose age difference is 5 years. Twice the sum of the ages of the two children
is equal to the age of the parent.
a) Taking x to be the age of the elder child, write an expression for;
i. The age of the younger child. (1 mark)

ii. The age of the parent. (1 mark)

b) In twenty years’ time, the product of the children’s age will be 15 times the age of their parent’s
i. Form an equation in x and hence determine the present possible ages of the elder child.
(4 marks)

ii. Find the present possible ages of the parent. (2 marks)

iii. Determine the possible ages of the younger child in 20 years’ time. (2 marks)
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19. A flag post 12 m long is fixed on top of a tower. From a point on horizontal ground, the angles of
elevation of the top and bottom of the flag post are 460 and 330 respectively. Calculate;
a) The horizontal distance from the point on the ground to the base of the tower. (4 marks)

b) The total height of the tower and the flag post. (2 marks)

c) The shortest distance from the point on the ground to;

i. The top of the flag post. (2 marks)

ii. The top of the tower. (2 marks)

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20. (a) By drawing appropriate straight lines on the grid provided below and shading the unwanted regions
for each line, illustrate the region which satisfies all the inequalities below.
i. iii.

ii. iv.
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(b) In the figure below, find the inequalities which describe the unshaded region R.
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21. A surveyor followed the route PQRS. Q is 250 km on a bearing of 0750 from P. R is on a bearing of S
700E from P and 275 km from Q. S is 300 km on a bearing of 1000 from Q.
Using a scale of 1 cm to represent 50 km:

a) Show the relative position of PQRS. (4 marks)

b) Determine:

(i) The distance PR in km. (2 marks)

(ii) Bearing of Q from R. (1 mark)

(iii) Distance PS in km. (2 marks)

(iv) The bearing of R from S. (1 mark)

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22. The figure below shows two intersecting circles with centers A and B and radii 7 cm and 10.5 cm
respectively. The distance AB = 14 cm.

Calculate to four significant figures the;

a) The length of the common chord CD. (2 marks)

b) Size of angle CAD. (2 marks)

c) Size of angle CBD. (2 marks)

d) Area of shaded region (Use π = 3⋅142) (4 marks)

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23. Triangle ABC with vertices 𝐴(1,4), 𝐵(1,1) and 𝐶(3,1) is mapped onto triangle A′(5,8), B′(2,8) and
C′(2,6) by rotation. Triangle 𝐴′𝐵′𝐶′ is mapped onto triangle 𝐴′′𝐵′′𝐶′′ by a reflection on the mirror line
+ =6.
a) On the grid provided, draw the axes for the range of x from −4 to 7 and y from −2 to 10 taking 1 cm
to represent 1 unit in both axes. (1 mark)
b) Plot triangles ABC and 𝐴′𝐵′𝐶′. (2 marks)
c) Determine the centre and angle of rotation (4 marks)
d) Draw the line + =6. (1 mark)
e) Determine the coordinates of 𝐴′′𝐵′′𝐶′′, hence draw the triangle. (2 marks)
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24. The figure below shows a glass in form of a frustum of a cone whose top and bottom diameters of 7cm
and 3.5cm respectively. Its depth is 10cm. Taking ;
7cm

10cm

3.5cm

a) Calculate its total surface area to two decimal places. (6marks)

b) A spherical metallic ball of radius 4.5cm is dipped into the glass. Calculate the volume of water, to
two decimal places, which overflowed given that the height of water in the glass initially was 8cm.
(4 marks)

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